This year's part-shade container garden is brought to you by a Mother's Day gift of eight bags of Sea Soil, some West Coast Seeds (and some saved seeds), and Mother Nature. I included several highlights from various sketches made throughout the growing season. Amazingly, there is enough food elsewhere in the creek for the squirrels that they leave my humble crop of beans, greens, and tomatoes alone. After two years of observing the local conditions and critters, I am still experimenting and learning what works in this garden.

Part of a map series I was commissioned to do for the 'New York Hotel Bokning' travel website and blog. Featuring quirky restaurants and cafes as well as all the great sights of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Harlem. See the full range collection: http://www.newyorkhotellbokning.se/

The places on the map are where I lived and specifically where I spent the bulk of my time. I was truly a small town girl, even though I was living 14,000 miles away from Texas. Naga is my home. The Filipino people are my family. I never forget them. This was a great way to remember my roots.

A quick overview of all the things I like to do in Detroit when I'm home. Since Woodward is the main path for me to get to the city, I used it as the main line of the map. Created for SCAD Visual Design Systems.